John Welch

Blog Comment

I found the content of the course to be very useful in helping me develop ideas on how to better connect with my students.

John Welch

Blog

ED112

I found the course material very relevant to challenges that we face trying to maintain high levels of student retention. I found the portion devoted to a student's feeling of security in the classroom environment to be particularly useful. I have implemented a policy of arranging more one on one time with my students to review their progress and challenges in order to make them more aware of my committment to their success.

John Welch

Discussion Comment

Working in small groups.

I start my course with students working as teams on specific tasks, then gradually work into individual assignments. This allows students that are already familiar to some degree with certain processes help those that are not. Those students that may have struggled working alone are brought up to a level where they can perform successfly when the assignments become their individual responsibility. All involved gain confidense in their abilities. Both those abilities they may already possess and those they are developing. I believe this enhances the students' security in the learning environment.

John Welch

Blog Comment

First Day Checklist

How have you been able to keep it from going in one ear and out the other?

John Welch

Discussion Comment

Controlling your vocabulary

As a new instructor in training it has been suggested by my training manager, and upon reflection I agree, that I should bring the level of my vocabulary down a notch or two. How would you suggest that I find alternatives for the words and phrases that naturally pop into my mind when describing course material?